(Cross-post) Prediction-Seattle Seahawks are gonna choke this season

[n2doc]

KIRKLAND -- Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue? Or have their political leanings turned you against them?

The Seahawks quarterback and fullback gave the 43rd president a No. 43 jersey with his name on it at a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser for Rep. Dave Reichert at the Hyatt.

At the time, Hasselbeck called it a thrill and said it was a win-win, this opportunity to meet the president and get out of a team meeting.

But as soon as he saw the picture of the two players with Bush, Gary Wright, the team's vice president of administration, said he was concerned about negative reaction.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/moore/330476_moore06.html

Happened last year after Arbusto visited Tampa Bay and gave Chris Sims football advice. The next game Sims was lost for the season and TB went on to a 4-12 season. Everything this guy touches turns to shite. And anyone willing to spend the bucks to actually see the chimperor deserves to have a bad season.

[Mojambo]

1. Pro athletes are talking racehorses as far as I'm concerned.

I can totally enjoy the sport and root for a player even if they are a total Bush bot in their personal life.

I just don't care.

[liberalmuse]

2. I was wondering why our karma didn't kick in last season...

after that fiasco with the Steelers, I thought the Seahawks would be on the books for a championship. I am not going to tell my nephew, who is a big Seahawks fan. It would destroy him.

edited for redundancy.

[sandnsea]

3. We're "Seahawks" fans

who figured out with Steve Largent that football players ought not be politicians.

[rsmith6621]

4. Hasselbeck is ABC's The View....

....Elizabeth's Bro-in-Law.........